With baskets of Halloween candy still stashed in the closet, Christmas decor is already coming out. We strung the lights along the edge of the roof, and framed all the windows, then wrapped the trees with lights today, and tomorrow we 'll And carols will be playing on the CD Player. Be decorating the halls. by the time Thanksgiving arrives, our house will be decked to the proverbial rafters with every.
I do not know what your home looks like this time of year, but with family struggling to find time to spend together, we do not want a moment of those final days of the season wasted on decorating, so we do it early.
Holiday Decorating and Decorations -
We deck outside our home with blue lights, twinkling white lights, and on the trees furthest from the house, colored lights that twinkle under the snow. the street, we place a manger, the nativity, in preparation for arrival of the Christmas Baby.
The stair rails are wrapped with ribbon, and stockings are hung from the railings.
Holiday Cooking -
Each shopping trip triped trip more tears into the timer, more and more boxes of fresh-baked goodies are stashed in the freezer waiting to become Christmas Gifts for neighbors, family and friends. groceries are checked off and the sweet aroma of pumpkin, spice, apples, and cinnamon fill the air.
Holiday Celebrations -
The first parties celebrate Thanksgiving, as we share our gratitude for God & # 39; s amazing abundance and blessed gifts. Gatherings of family, neighbors, co-workers, and friends are grateful to gourmet selections, music, and memories being created. , our family settlers as final preparations are made for the Christmas Holidays that fill up the whole month of December and most of January.
Life happens through the holidays. Stories are told. The Christmas Story is read almost every night, as children gather round to celebrate each of the 25 days of Christmas.
So much more ... The celebration of the season is wrapped around the Christ Child and the meaning of His birth His arrival on Christmas Eve is celebrated with loving, caring, singing, and treasures exchanged in his glorious honor.
Christ is born. Home is beginning to look a lot like Christmas ...
